Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street

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At the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the actor playing Santa is discovered to be drunk by a whiskered old man. Doris Walker, the no nonsense special events director, persuades him to take his place. He proves to be a sensation and is quickly recruited to be the store Santa at the main store. While he is successful, Doris learns that he calls himself Kris Kringle and he claims to be the actual Santa Claus. Despite reassurances by his doctor that he is harmless, Doris still h... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Miracle on 34th Street:

Maureen O'Hara
John Payne
Edmund Gwenn
Gene Lockhart
Natalie Wood
Porter Hall

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At the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the actor playing Santa is discovered to be drunk by a whiskered old man. Doris Walker, the no nonsense special events director, persuades him to take his place. He proves to be a sensation and is quickly recruited to be the store Santa at the main store. While he is successful, Doris learns that he calls himself Kris Kringle and he claims to be the actual Santa Claus. Despite reassurances by his doctor that he is harmless, Doris still has misgivings, especially when she has cynically trained herself, and especially her daughter, Susan, to reject all notions of belief and fantasy. And yet, people, especially Susan, begin to notice there is something special about Kris and his determination to advance the true spirit of Christmas among the rampant commercialism around him and succeeding in improbable ways. When a raucous conflict with the store's cruelly incompetent therapist, Granville Sawyer, erupts, he finds himself held at Bellevue where, in despair, he deliberately fails a mental examination to ensure his commitment. All seems lost until Doris' friend, Fred Gailey, reassures him of his worth and agrees to represent him in the fight to secure his release. To achieve that, Fred arranges a formal hearing in which he argues that Kris is sane because he is in fact Santa Claus. What ensues is a bizarre hearing in which people's beliefs are reexamined and put to the test, but even so, it's going to take a miracle for Kris to win.

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New York Daily News - 10/10 by Kate CameronIt is light, it is charming, it is delightfully funny and completely captivating. It is all that, and something more. It has an undefinable spiritual quality that raises the spirits of the beholder into a happy, hopeful mood.
The A.V. Club - 9/10 by Noel MurrayIn the battle of the classic Hollywood Christmas movies, It's A Wonderful Life feels charmingly ancient, fixed in an early-20th-century America that scarcely anyone today remembers first-hand. Miracle On 34th Street feels more modern, with slangy dialogue and naturalistic asides, and a general awareness of how Christmas has become about the intertwined stresses of shopping and selling.
The New York Times - 9/10 by Bosley CrowtherThe freshest little picture in a long time, and maybe even the best comedy of this year.
The Seattle Times - 9/10 by John HartlIt's a highly professional piece of Hollywood sentimentalism.
User Review - 10/10 by ChrisMizerakWhether or not you believe that Santa Claus exists, I think we can all agree that we believe in what he represents: kindness and good will onto others. And no other holiday film reinforces this point home quite like “Miracle on 34th Street”. Edmund Gwenn is impeccably cast as the one and only Kris Kringle, who becomes a department store’s Santa in New York City and meets the acquaintance of a family that doesn’t believe that Santa is real. Obviously, Kris Kringle himself has a tough task on his hands by not only proving to this family that such a person as Santa exists, but prove to the world that he is Santa Claus himself. Even if you either think Christmas movies are good to watch only once a year or you find holiday films too sappy for your tastes, there’s something behind “Miracle on 34th Street” that will appeal to believers and non-believers alike. Believers can still appreciate the optimistic and uplifting attitude Kris Kringle exerts along with how seriously he takes children with their happiness and well-being. Non-believers will continue to be impressed with how the mere idea of a person like Santa Claus is invaluable to our society and the development of children in general. This family film is very wise to keep the doors open for interpretation so that everyone has their own conclusion of what’s true or false, even into adulthood. Such small yet significant storytelling choices make a big difference in the grand scheme of things. And this can best explain why the legacy of “Miracle on 34th Street” has persevered for so long. Its priceless idea of happiness and imagination being a critical part of childhood and suspending disbelief for something better than you can imagine makes “Miracle on 34th Street” a timeless holiday gem.
User Review - 10/10 by kyle20ellisI will admit it, I may be biased. I love Christmas movies, such as Scrooge, It's A Wonderful Life, Muppet Christmas Carol and the first two Home Alone movies. But really your Christmas is incomplete without the original Miracle on 34th Street, which is quite simply a timeless Christmas treasure. It is magical, imaginative and in some ways witty as well. The simple but effective and sparkling plot tells of a man believing himself as Santa is institutionalised for being insane, but sets out to prove he is the genuine article. The screenplay is lovely, spirited and pleasant, maybe it needed to be a little more snappy in places but compared to how wonderful the film was I am past caring. The cinematography and scenery are fabulous, the whole film is stunning to watch, and the music is gorgeous. And the acting, one word superb! As Kris Kringle, Edmund Gwenn is just marvellous. He positively twinkles in the role, and did he deserve the Oscar win for best supporting actor. Why am I asking that, of course he did. Maureen O'Hara, who was a stunning actress is so lovely as Doris, and as Fred John Payne also shines. And Natalie Wood is believable and absolutely adorable as Susan. What makes this movie though is that it teaches great morals, without preaching. All in all, a truly great film, that made me believe in Santa.
User Review - 10/10 by modimagicThis film is a miraculous find. In my opinion, it is one of the best christmas films ever.
User Review - 3/10 by manicureMiracle on 34th Street became a forced holiday classic due to its obsessive airplay in the past twenty years, but it's so empty in content and lifeless in execution that it can merely serve as a background to Christmas dinner. The story is actually made of some interesting ideas: Santa gets a job in a department store, manages to convince disenchanted children that he actually exists but ends up being under trial. Too bad that they used the corniest and most uninventive pretexts a writer could ever think of to get such a story developed. The ways Santa gets framed and the whole trial unwinds just didn't make any sense. Richard Attenborough's Santa Claus was the only convincing thing here and probably the only reason the kids of the 90s still remember this film.

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